Story Behind RedBud & Larocco's Leap!

My name is Ray Ritchie, I'm Gene Ritchie's oldest son. I left my dad's business in 1981, I ran the dirt bike shop at the track. Your story is very accurate, and I was there when my brother Tim built the Loroccos leap. Mike was jumping it when Tim was building it.. making sure he was able to clear it... Thanks for the story of the leap. I was with my dad Gene when we first came to the track first on snowmobiles.. and rode the track when it was grass.. dad laid it out as we rode it. It's been close to the same since the very first day he laid it out.. I could go on and on, but thank you for your video, it's good.

Can’t wait for gate drops!)

Great History about RedBudd 🇺🇲💯

I started watching motocross with Larocco and Jeremy, true “Fuse Channel” i believe , the good old days of Black Boxes

The jump is scary just doing the double, 😂

the craziest part of this story is you could still ride a snowmobile in southern michigan in 1973.

Rumor has it that Tim Farr cleared Laroccos Leap on a KTM 450sx atv in 2008 during the press release. Would be the only atv that I know of that tried and was successful

REDDD BUDDD!!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Sexton and Deegan

4:02 That was a great battle between Damon and Jeff, (Damon crashed a bit later). I was standing at the apex of the next corner, and the track had huge, deep, clay, hard ruts. Those guys, right after that jump, (may be that lap), hit those ruts so hard, and on the gas,---I am still blown away.

Easily my favorite track

The rollers before the finish line works out well. I like it how it is now.

RED BUD! By far the best track of the outdoor nationals! Edit: I'm a michigander so I might be a little biased ✌️💪

Great content! Love the history lesson’

I understood, and i think from a Mike interview also, that he first jumped it on a 125, not in competition, and from a longer run than the track.

250 class; Deegs, Masterpool, Shimoda, 450 class; Hunter, Plessinger, Sexton,

I remember watching Pastrana jump Larocco's Leap on a 125 in practice and upon landing he just completely obliterated his front wheel lol.

Deegan and Lawrence

5:47 I am sure the red drawn lines are not an old position for the starting gate. Are they a new position? Because the one shown (not the red lines) is the same I remember from back to 1984. it was straight to a 180, (approx), right hand turn, then the left to the ski jump.

Chase for the win!